WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2020
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I think those people that start chatting on games are a lot of the ones that are looking to catfish someone. Just my opinion. Tracey, I agree, which is why I had no interest in chatting. I've had a few others start a chat and when I've said that I'm just here to earn "coins" they continue to play, but not to chat. I'm okay with that! lol This one quit playing.... seems fishy to me!
Machka, if the crown seems too high, or if there is pain, you need to let the dentist know. It will not compress down, or at least it shouldn't. The crown should fit tight to the top of the stump without putting pressure on the nerve but should be the same height as the rest of your teeth. It could be that the dentist didn't take the stump down far enough or mismeasured the crown. Good luck! And congrats on finishing uni! That is such an accomplishment with all that you have had on your plate the last few years.
Well, it seems I wrote the novel earlier and have nothing to add! lol So I'm going to call it a night.
Hugs to those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
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Got a call today from the cardiologists office and had to schedule an appointment for a Holter monitor for 24 hours starting Thurs. He is concerned about abnormal heart rate. Have an echocardiogram scheduled for Jan. That was the soonest they could get me in. I need for my classes at the Y to start again. I am not good at exercising on my own.
Everyone take care Sue in WA7 -
Sue in WA - Vince just recently had to have a ziopak. Wore it for 2 weeks. You only have to wear the Haltar monitor for 24 hours???? I wonder if that's enough time...guess so. Guess every case is different. Does the Haltar monitor still have all sorts of wires?
Good luck
Michele NC0 -
Sue, I’m not good at exercising on my own either. I am back in my yoga class and feeling much better. I missed the exercise and the friendships. Do I remember correctly that you’re a swimmer? Is that currently available? Sending good thoughts your way. 🌸🌼🌺1
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Wow ladies this is the MOST active group ever. I looked tonight and had 60 notifications!! I can tell I’ll need to check in more often. Haha
Today I did the bodpod and I am ecstatic with the results! It’s so motivating. My metabolism is fast. Way better than last time! I have lost over 10 pounds of fat and little muscle mass. I went from obesity 1 to overweight. Just so many positives. ❤️ Almost 18 pounds down. Woot woot! My next appointment is next month.
🥂 Here’s to positive changes!
Welcome to the group. We are busy bees, but nobody expects members to reply to every post 😂 Just jump in when something sparks your interest.2 -
Morning all. Back from grocery shopping, and chilling with a coffee before wiping down and stowing goods. I often see people without masks rummaging through items at the mall, so will continue with this process. It’s not like I’m short of time.
Planning to do some decluttering later, and possibly sewing or crochet for a bit. Today is too wet to go out and plant up more bulbs, but have plenty to occupy my time indoors.
It’s Armistice Day here, so will participate in a minute’s silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in memory of all those killed in WW1, especially my great-uncle Robert Morrow, VC, awarded posthumously. He is buried in Ypres, France.
☘️ Terri3 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: dogs to powerline, dogs to vet, Shadow to meet and greet new dog sitter, pick up labs, watched STAS Day 14 (My Magic Hand).
Bonus: reconciled checking account, 20 mins Terri’s Sr. Zumba, typed hymns.
Get to do: fast for blood work, return adjustor’s call, car to body shop, post office, eye doctor about VSP/invoice, massage, iphone to shop, submit grant pics and receipts, meeting prep, board meeting, test Bluetooth speaker so can do BB&B or T’ai Chi from voice recordings, make experimental almond paste, declutter sideboard, practice new dances (I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat), A Little Less Broken, One margarita, I’m so used to being broke, All Night, Sleeping with the Devil, Nothing but You, Blame it on my beating heart, Homesick); prep potato area and raised beds for beets, carrots, parsley root, parsnips, radishes and sow; weed drive again, finish weeding flower bed, mulch flowerbed; invest another 10 minutes in prepping living trust, Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine, find and configure a screen time popup, figure out where to plant naked lady bulbs. Next Wednesday minutes to history. Reward: inventory seeds, plan fall cool season garden, order replenishments
New Ways November
10: when you feel you can’t do something, add the word “yet”: Feel I can’t restrict sugar or fast intermittently. . . yet :laugh:
Picked up labs reports today, good news poo test negative. Not so good news, they did a complete metabolic panel not a lipid panel. No info on effectiveness of Atorvastatin. Called Dr’s office, airhead receptionist agreed to order lipid panel but somehow thought I could give the blood Wednesday morning and they’d have the results in time for my 10:45 am Thursday appointment. Lab is in Pendleton, all the way across the state. Even if blood is couriered over same day, takes time to analyze and report, no? Urged her to reschedule my appointment, but she had “computer troubles” and would call back. No call back yet received. So I’m grumpy, worried about te$t co$t$ and fasting YET again. Could the universe be trying to tell me something?
Wow Lisa thanks! Sounds like a very lot of work, but next time I start to whine about how dark our rooms are… “it brightens a room and gives it a rustic cottage like décor” that would be perfect! Sending good vibes your way for Thursday.
Carol, good catch!
Barbie Sorry for your tears, I’m with you and it just shouldn’t be this hard. Our Part B insurance company doesn’t offer a Part D option so there I was. Next week I might put a call into our State SHIP office to confirm I made the right choice. I bought a frozen turkey breast on sale, wish I had room in the freezer for another
Tracey that stocking is most creative!
the Christmas lights and ornaments on the dog house, the candy cane treats in the dog bowl and all the bling! You could sell those for mucho moola when the craft bazaars return, but for now I guess it’s just a labor of love.
Katla I forgot about the tardis' lack of control. You’re right!
Margaret you are right to be so vigilant. Also women who leave their purses in the cart while loading groceries into the car. Thieves love that.
Welcome @mrsshots2011 in Oklahoma. I too love beer, and ale, with predictable results. Found an AF ale (Clausthaler dry-hopped) that tastes great and is only 89 cals/bottle about half of most ales. Cheers! Logging every bite, lick or sip can be a real eye-opener. Well done on the exercise. Boot camp WOW.
Vickie NE good to hear from you and v. happy to hear the hives are gone! So sad about your sil, ALS is a cruel disease.
Debbie oh Angwin, Mama used to take me there to shop for my vegetarian fake meat. What a beautiful place. Hope the fire damage was minimal.
Allie what Katla and Fae said. Pneumonia is sneaky, doesn’t always come with cough. 20+ years ago I had no symptoms but a debilitating headache and fever. Doc gave me an antibiotic and THEN I started to cough. Coughed all night, went into the ER. They stuck my finger in the oxygen meter and didn’t even let me sit down in the waiting room but hurried me onto a bed and stuck oxygen up my nose. Was in hospital 8 days, on oxygen 2 weeks and lost 5 weeks of work. The good news is it got me off tobacco. Last year Joe woke up with chest pain. Rushed to ER, turned out to be “walking pneumonia” thankful it wasn’t a heart attack. Hope you get some relief and SOON.
Evelyn creepy Bucky, hope he didn’t taint your enjoyment of that game.
Heather excited to see your new rug in situ.
Machka good reminder about how public this thread is. What Evelyn said about the crown. Mine have felt just a little high right after the Novocain wore off, but the next morning felt fine. Best to call the DDS.
Con VERY grats @kmriedell Are you Keri from VA? Had to google “bodpod” Fascinating that such bmi machines are becoming more available and reasonably priced.
Michele the only Mahjong I play is the old Windows 7 game “Majong Titans” and the only layout I use is the Turtle…
Sue in WA waiting 'til January for the echo cardiogram seems an awful long time. Good luck with the monitor. Neither am I good at exercising on my own, really miss my BB&B, T’ai Chi and Line Dance classes.
Finally sleepy.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
November: better than October.
daily: sit with Joe: 10, weigh: 10, steps>5491=5635 vits=10 log=10 CI<CO=9 CI<250<CO=6 Tumble & Shadow 5=11 mfp=10 outside=9 up hill=9
wkly: T’ai Chi or BB&B x3=0 rx=2 dance=1 clean 30 mins=3.75
mnthly: board mtg=0 grant=0 20for20=0
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Today was beautifully hot ... 33°C = 91°F. It could be that 6 months of the year for me!!
I didn't get much of a walk in at lunch so I went for a 5 km walk to the beach, and along the beach after work. Then we had dinner in our pergola patio.
I need to get out there (in the pergola patio) and put up my twinkle lights. I was thinking of doing that this evening, but a storm started moving in so I decided to wait.
I am excited about doing up the pergola patio a bit more so we can use it more often.
Machka in Oz5 -
As promised, the pink roses, still blooming here on Veterans Day. I really need to spiff up that lamp post.
To those who served, or who loved and respected someone who served their country, please thank a veteran today--and since we're all distancing, etc., please give them a call, drop them an email, or send a thought for those who didn't make it back.
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Morning ladies
Machka- what Evie said ,usually when they use articulating paper it leaves a mark as to where they need to shave doen a bit,yes go get that taken care of.
Calling new drs office this morning and making an appointment..and then having my records transferred. I have been with this group for close to 40 yrs.. time to move on..
And i will definitely look into an oxegen monitor..2 -
The rug has just arrived. I was expecting more of a hint of pink in the middle, but it is always difficult choosing something from a picture. The website had more stripey variation. However, I am very relieved a) that it came at all after we were told it might be delayed into December b) the company didn't go bankrupt in the meantime and c) that I think it looks fine, even if not quite as lovely as I'd hoped. Ends curling up slightly, but they will settle.
Relieved!
Expecting my doc chat after lunch.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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grandmallie wrote: »Morning ladies
Machka- what Evie said ,usually when they use articulating paper it leaves a mark as to where they need to shave doen a bit,yes go get that taken care of.
Calling new drs office this morning and making an appointment..and then having my records transferred. I have been with this group for close to 40 yrs.. time to move on..
And i will definitely look into an oxegen monitor..
I'm going to the dentist tomorrow morning.
I suspect something ... when my head is back, like when I'm lying in a dentist chair, the tooth feels pretty close to right. But when I'm upright, it's definitely not.
I hope it can be fixed.
M in Oz1 -
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Good morning ladies!
Intermittent Fasting stuff for those interested:I've been binging on podcasts at https://www.intermittentfastingstories.com/ There are over 100 of them, and about half of them hold my interest so far. Interesting to hear the different takes on daily/weekly/no weighing, "diet brain", learning to trust real hunger signals, etc.
If time restricted eating had been a "thing" 30 or 40 years ago, I bet I would have saved myself a lot of $$ on Weightwatchers.
There's also some discussion about vanity sizing. When I was looking to buy a pair of nice black dress pants a few years ago, I happened into a clothing store which catered to the younger crowd. I was amazed to pull on a pair of 9/10's when I was otherwise wearing pants in the size 16 to 18 range I'd purchased a decade earlier.
Also have started reading "You are the Placebo" by Dr. Joe Dispenza. From what I gather, it's focusing on the ability of our minds (including meditation) to improve health, and neuroscience supports it. Looks like it's not too "woo-woo". He also has some YouTube presentations. I think he's been mentioned in this group before.
Glad I'm retired and have the time.
Have a good day!
Lanette
SW WA State3 -
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Morning again
Feeling a tad better with a bit more energy.. i called and made an appt for the new Dr and will call down to my old drs office and tell them nicely i am leaving..
Homer is next to me wrapped up in mu robe snoring away lol1 -
grandmallie wrote: »Morning ladies
Machka- what Evie said ,usually when they use articulating paper it leaves a mark as to where they need to shave doen a bit,yes go get that taken care of.
Calling new drs office this morning and making an appointment..and then having my records transferred. I have been with this group for close to 40 yrs.. time to move on..
And i will definitely look into an oxegen monitor..
I'm going to the dentist tomorrow morning.
I suspect something ... when my head is back, like when I'm lying in a dentist chair, the tooth feels pretty close to right. But when I'm upright, it's definitely not.
I hope it can be fixed.
M in Oz
M in Oz Just a thought, but if the crown feels right-leaning back but not sitting up, consider the problem may be your jaw. Females tend to have problems like this because of estrogen that allows our ligaments to be more elastic. This is why females have TMJ that is not injury related at a higher rate than males. The dentist should make the final adjustment on the crown sitting up because your jaw is in the position it will be during your waking hours. Leaning back the female lower jaw will tend to shift back slightly because of our more elastic ligament.
Fae across the river from Wa1 -
Got "crowned" yesterday.
Is it normal for a tooth crown to feel slightly too high?
Will it compress down eventually?
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M in Oz
No. If it feels high, the dentist needs to adjust it so your bite is basically the same as before. I just had 2 crowns put in a couple of weeks ago. We tried getting them in back in September, but they were too tall. She sent them back to the lab and got them redone. The new ones were too tall as well, but she spent about 20 minutes adjusting/grinding them and checking my bite. Go back and have them work on them more. They should feel basically like your real teeth.
Tina in CA2 -
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SophieRosieMom wrote: »Good morning ladies!
Intermittent Fasting stuff for those interested:I've been binging on podcasts at https://www.intermittentfastingstories.com/ There are over 100 of them, and about half of them hold my interest so far. Interesting to hear the different takes on daily/weekly/no weighing, "diet brain", learning to trust real hunger signals, etc.
If time restricted eating had been a "thing" 30 or 40 years ago, I bet I would have saved myself a lot of $$ on Weightwatchers.
There's also some discussion about vanity sizing. When I was looking to buy a pair of nice black dress pants a few years ago, I happened into a clothing store which catered to the younger crowd. I was amazed to pull on a pair of 9/10's when I was otherwise wearing pants in the size 16 to 18 range I'd purchased a decade earlier.
Also have started reading "You are the Placebo" by Dr. Joe Dispenza. From what I gather, it's focusing on the ability of our minds (including meditation) to improve health, and neuroscience supports it. Looks like it's not too "woo-woo". He also has some YouTube presentations. I think he's been mentioned in this group before.
Glad I'm retired and have the time.
Have a good day!
Lanette
SW WA State
Lanette Yes, neuroscience supports it, but sadly exercises and therapy that contact the subconscious mind has been so commercialized and exploited, that many neurologists are distancing from a successful treatment like clinical hypnosis. I will have to read Dr. Dispenza's book. I use a form of hypnosis during my Fae She discipline. This is one reason I can be on my patio barefooted, in leggings and a sports bra at temperatures as low as 25 F for 15 minutes.
Many years ago I hurt my back and was sent to back rehab school. Near the end, our therapist had the challenge to see who could do the most levels at all elevations on the stair stepper. She would stop you if your heart rate got over a certain rate. A few did all the elevations up into program #3. I volunteered to go last. I hypnotized myself and did all elevations and maxed it out on program #10. It took me 45 minutes and my heart rate never even got close to being in danger. She was so impressed she had a clinical psychologist come and give us all (and herself) a lesson in self-hypnosis and how our mind can affect our fitness and health.
Fae2 -
Welcome to all new peeps1
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Allie-Be persistent with the doctors and make them find what is wrong.
Machka-So happy you're getting some "me" time.
Tracey-If you have Discount Tire there, they will change out 2 tires.
Heather-The rug looks beautiful.
Well, we were planning a short-ish road trip for Thanksgiving, but am considering cancelling. I made dinner reservations and they said it could take up to 8 hours from LA to get there on a holiday weekend. Since we are even further than LA, I'm not too keen on a 10-12 hour drive. I am hoping it's less busy because fewer people are having get-togethers this year and we just went into the most strict COVID tier again. Services will be shutting down again soon. Our dinner reservations may even get cancelled. I guess I have a couple of weeks to decide.
The mister is sick. I am quite certain it's a cold, but he got a COVID test and we are awaiting results. Just means we can't talk to anyone till we know the results. I'm fine staying in for a few more days. It will drive him crazy.
Hugs to those of you needing them and wishing good health to all.
Tina in CA0 -
Wow y'all are hard to keep up with. Nothing new here.
Janetr OKC3 -
janetr7476 wrote: »Wow y'all are hard to keep up with. Nothing new here.
Janetr OKC
Yes, and just when you think you are caught up, several more posts appear.
Fae in Or1 -
Barbara - Why don’t you tell us how you really feel about the Dr’s receptionist.😂😂. Seriously though, she should know how long it takes and when she says she’s going to return a call she should. Hope you get it settled today.
Heather - the new rug fits right in.
Tina - Thanks for the suggestion. We don’t have them here. I haven’t reached a decision yet on what to do.
Debbie - I hope the tests are negative. Here in Edmonton upwards of 9% of people are not staying in when waiting for test results. Our numbers are getting frightening high.
I think I’m going to go pick my daughter and grands up in a little bit to bring them out for the day. I’m debating with myself. My only concern is the roads.
Tracey in Edmonton0 -
Heather: I hope your doc chat goes well. A rug in front of the fireplace makes a home feel cozy. Congratulations! :flowerforyou:
Machka: I hope your dental work goes well.
Lanette: I love the notion of our mind’s ability to improve our own health.
Two errands today—the dog goes to the groomer, and I need to ship some items to our son & DDIL. I often walk the dog to his grooming appointment, but today it is too chilly for me to want to do that. We don’t have frost at our elevation today, but we do have fog.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Evelyn--I understand how you feel. I feel like this group is family.
Lisa--Sounds very pretty with the roses. I can't seem to keep most things from dying.
Allie--Pray you get a call soon.
Heather--Love the new rug and I think it goes very well with the rest of the room.
Well we lucked out and only got rain and very little snow. Today the high is to be 54. Got to love Nebraska weather.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE 1 -
Doc chat - high serum ferritin level. Having more tests next week. He's looking at iron and transferrin levels and various liver function tests.
I've googled everything and it could be genetic hemachromatosis (sp?) or inflammation like rheumatoid arthritis, or I drink too much!!
Of course I worry.
Love you all, Heather UK xxxxxx
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My diet has gone downhill again. Yesterday my mom agreed that I would make pork, and we thawed it. Next thing I know she made lamb chops early, and I ate them. Over calories and outside my window, And it's encouraging her. She went shopping this morning before I got up and bought meat that won't fit in any of the freezers.
It's so frustrating. Even when we make a meal plan she claims she doesn't remember it. I was doing okay for a week eating my stuff at four and cooking for Dad at five. But then we had Mom's birthday cake.
I know there are a lot of worse problems out there. And I know Mom will get worse. I just can't seem to stay on my own program when she is determined to feed me fried meat every night.
Annie in Delaware4
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